Official rules out natural disaster as cause of crash
By Yan Jie | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-05 07:54
Investigation results possible in September
BEIJING - A high-ranking work safety official on Thursday ruled out the possibility of natural disaster causing July's high-speed train crash that left 40 dead and 191 others injured.
"Now I can say for sure that this is not a natural disaster," Huang Yi, the spokesman and a leading official with the State Administration of Work Safety, said on Thursday during an online chat hosted by people.com.cn, the online arm of People's Daily.
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